#much less to get trust/more information!!

[scrimbloo]

That is a very good point, but I think it's less about the degrees and more about the subjects in their entirety. "Useless degrees" are just one small element of propaganda supporting conservatives' decades-long concentrated effort to degrade education and discredit critical thinking and expertise as concepts.

I don't know the stats on how much people respected these subjects or trusted experts on them in the past, so I'm not gonna make claims about that compared to now, but I can compare how much respect and trust people DO have for these subjects against how much they WOULD have in a sane world with how easily available information is in the modern day. It isn't "'useless degrees' = less people get those degrees = people are dumber," it's "'useless degrees' (and a LOT of other propaganda with the same message) = people have less respect for entire academic subjects and experts on those subjects = people are dumber."

[adragonsdance]

Welcome to the MIRA Space Employee Directory!

Scar Goodtimes

Perfect shade: “Sky Orange”, #F79802

Scar goodtimes has been a space pirate for a long time now, even though he’s only had a proper ship for a few years. Before that, he bounced himself around positions in a number of tech companies, including mira, by modifying their personell databases and assuming an alias. He would plop himself in a position for a few months, sometimes as long as a year, use it as access to steal information, corporate secrets, and tech, then disappear, fend tha good stuff through cub, and then use the less useful stuff to scam others for way more than, say, instrument sanitization procedures, were worth. 

Eventually, he assigned himself as grian’s new lab assistant, under the alias “tangerine”. Since he's been in so many different positions in the company, together with grian’s research, he’d slowly collected all the puzzle pieces to mira’s giant coverup, and he figures out the truth about polus, the imposters, and Polus Lifeform X223. Horrified, this is much bigger than anything hes dealt with before, and he may be a pirate, but theres a line! And honestly corporations were already over it without the attempted genocide. It turns out that Grian makes this same discoverer at a similar time, and when they eventually talk about it, they decide to join forces about it. Neither one trust the government to handle it, and honestly Grian was already doing some proably-not-company-policy experiments off the books, so they steal a ship together and escape. Grian enlists the help of jimmy to jailbreak the ship from Mira’s influence, and they take it to cub for some very much illegal modifications. Cub’s just happy to have a whole ship to play with. Scar, Grian, and jimmy spend a few years doing some proper space pirate vigilantisim, before they decide they need to get on-site, and deal with at least some of this stuff on polus itself. They need to be on one of Mira’s polus research stations. So, they pose as a perfectly normal, mira standard ship.

As far as Mira is concerned, Scar, sorry, “Deep Saffron” is an established pilot, with a well rounded history of admin duties on stations and ships. He’s described by coworkers as cheerful, diligent, trustworthy, and level headed in an emergency.

[vegaseatsass]

I woke up at 4 and was like "I'll get back to sleep" but then I looked at tumblr and now I have to blog about gay television!#justlittlepridemonththings

But yeah I want to share my take on The Ex-Morning! Because I feel unwaveringly certain as of now that Tam was externally pressured to leave Phi. Between his foreshadowing-y recklessness at the CCTV catching them doing PDA at work, and that absolutely gutting conversation where he asked if "we" would ever be ready for marriage, clearly meaning "our society as a whole" as much as he meant "our relationship after I leave you tomorrow morning", I have no doubts whatsoever that this was not a choice he made for a single voluntary reason. Whether someone actually threatened Phi's career or just maliciously reminded Tam their relationship could fuck everything up for Phi, and he internalized that to his core, I do not know, but I remain absolutely certain that he did not make the choice to leave on his own steam and that we have been given all the cues that the steam behind him was external and weaponized homophobia.

In some ways this is less interesting to me than if there had been real unresolved problems in their relationship that drove an immature, conflict-avoidant Tam away instead of acknowledging or working through them, but I didn't honestly truly expect that from a GMMTV show, I just... hope one day we will get an Exes QL that lets the relationship be that level of realistically fraught (side note: first reaction to clocking homophobia as the breakup reason was "oh my god, that's so Chaser Game W of them").

Nonetheless, the "Do you think we'll ever get there?" conversation was soooooooo devastatingly acted that I truly can no longer remember why I wanted anything but meowmeow4meowmeow from this ship lolol

Plus, there is something absolutely wonderful and unexpected to me about how their relationship progressed this episode that could not have happened if there were deeper unresolved issues between them. I typically really hate it when crucial backstory is drawn out til the last possible minute for climactic endgame reveal reasons, but that's because it usually does stand in the way of the relationship meaningfully moving forward in a way that won't be erased. So I LOVE how TEM has approached this: Tam is not ready to tell Phi why he left, but the fact that there IS a "why he left", that he is in so much visible pain about it, that he is no longer pretending he was never gone at all or that he didn't hurt Phi, that he's (explicitly!) sorry and he has SOMETHING he wants to tell Tam... that, itself, is a communication. That, itself, is more information than Phi has had for this entire brutal period of his life. Having confirmation that there is a reason Tam chose to leave that is still this hard to articulate surely must reassure Phi on at least some level that it is what we always hope for in these situations: he didn't just fall out of love with me, get bored, and leave without ever looking back. The huge fracture and rift that destroyed my life wasn't exclusively experienced on my side. He's not playing with me when he appears to still feel something for me now; he very possibly never stopped.

So when Phi shamelessly (and this really is his most toxic trait and I am so appreciative that he does still have such toxic traits lol) checks if Tam is ready to let him back in yet despite a lack of real explanation, it honestly makes total emotional sense to me that Tam's answer is "yeah, kind of." Because he doesn't have all the information he needs and deserves, but he has enough to begin babysteps healing, and for the reckless, still-in-love part of his heart to want to start trusting again.

Idk, to me it's just so much more realistic than forcing tension and distance until the climactic reveal scene. I really relate a lot to Phi as a character because what I always crave most is information and answers, it is the uncertainty that drives me insane and makes me unable to trust or move on. And I just love when characters communicate in ways that aren't a direct conversation. I think this would be such a frustrating series for me if Tam was pushing himself up against Phi every other minute without any actual communication happening, but I paradoxically love it when it becomes a kind of nonverbal communication. I can't tell you why I left, yet, but I can show you over and over and over again that I want to be here with you, that I never actually stopped.

Which also makes it SO MUCH FUN!!! that the premise for the next episode is they have to fake-date in front of Phi's mom, play act what it would have looked like to never break up, when neither of them actually wanted to break up in the first place, or stopped loving the other. I can't waittttttt.

[therussiancourier]

Introduction post!

It's annual time to remake it. :]

Hello there! My name's Nick, nickname's Kepch (he/him). You can call me by any, I'm fine with both. I'm an artist and a bit of a writer, most of my artworks revolve around my OCs (LC and Fallout ones). I don't really moderate my posts, there's probably some NSFW stuff going on, total shitposts and other less important things (my actual drawings)

Fandoms: Right now I'm obsessed with Lethal Company (going strong for a year, hell yeah) and I adore Fallout with all my heart. But for now you'll probably ever see only my Lethal OCs.

You can contact me on Discord (@/kepch) or Telegram (@/kekpch)! I enjoy talking to people, so shoot your shot :D

I LOVE asks and requests (you can send 'em, but I don't promise I will actually draw 'em. Still, it'l be nice to see :])

I post my animatics and other small things on my Youtube channel and I VERY RARELY stream on Twitch.

My art tag is #kepch doodles (and more about other tags below)

Okay. So, more about the art tags!

#kepch rants - that's how i'll tag my talking posts. Any ones. Yes, the NSFW ones probably too.

#kepch doodles - yk, my doodles! All of my artworks get under this tag

#kepch writes - for now empty, but you can guess what it's for :D

OC TAGS!

I will shortly explain every important to me OC. Stick with me.

LETHAL COMPANY OCs:

#team 1560 - one of my main LC teams and one of the oldest ones. Idiots try to make the quota while their boss is actually not a boss. And one of the members is getting stalked by a masked. Not all of the arts with members of the team get under this tag

#oc rory winfield - a paranoid man in his 40's, slowly losing his sanity, doesn't trust anyone. Had some...strange connections to a masked one.

#oc randall moore - the one and only boss of 1560! Charismatic, but somewhat dumb.

#oc kris - just kris. Has issues with his temper, takes it out on entities. Protective of Arthur, not really talkative. Sweet inside.

#oc arthur mccoy - talkative energetic person, slow but stay in facilites late! Collects the most scrap, knows Kris longer, than they are in 1560. Hates dogs, I wonder why?

#oc vic reese - an investigator! Actually, a journalist. Tries to get as much information about the Company as possible, really curious.

#oc tucker - ? a masked one. Obsessive, quiet, stalking. (later in the story is apart from 1560 lore. Has his own thing going on)

OTHER MAIN CHARACTERS (the ones I roleplay as with gulp Austin:3)

#oc 76 - a weird guy, leader of his team of two people (@/idleray-av' Clyde). Talks about work, thinks about work. Is there anything behind this employee-persona?

#wade davidson - a funny guy that doesn't really five a shit. (goes in pair with @/idleray-av' Damien)

#oc chet - sadistic prick. Loves hurting things, loves hurting himself. Closed off person, has hard time showing positive emotions to anybody (poor @/idleray-av' Terrance that is stuck with this fella)

tucker is also a character I play as. fucking hell i hate him (and is with you know whose Klaus)

OTHER MINOR CHARACTERS

#oc offense orange - a masked cowboy outlaw. Do I have to tell you more? The coolest guy here.

#oc blake harper; #oc will cooper; #oc barbara hill; #oc chito garcia; #oc sierra ward; #oc penny; #oc bob williams (one team, total idiots); #oc asya

FALLOUT OCs:

#oc nick harston - sort of a moron. My Fallout 3 main character. Mean, loud, stands with his opinion. Can't die even if he wants to. Kind of unfortunate. Stubborn, but caring

#oc ethan retliff - quiet, not emotional. My previous Fallout 4 (but now Fallout: New Vegas) main character. An artistic person that lost a major part of his memory. Dumb at times, not charismatic, awkward. A liar and can't help it

#oc sharona bunker - my another FNV main character. In one timeline she's a positive and fair person, in another one she's pessimistic but still fair. Poor gal has gone through everything there is

#oc sapiens dei - an adventurer that collects all the information about the old world. Charismatic, real unique, gets what he wants. Wants to rebuild the world and make it perfect! Somewhat of a hypocrite

there's much more fallout ocs of mine (which you can find by fnv, fo3 or fo4 tags probably) but I'm too lazy to actually give 'em a tag! I'm a good father!

That's it. Lord save me

[runintothemaze]

No but Thomas as the Right Arm's spy is so fascinating.

Maybe right after Newt’s attempt, he reaches out to the Right Arm, no planning or premeditation, just "I can't do this anymore" grief and guilt. And he wasn't intending to become a spy at first. He was just going to give them whatever he could and damn the consequences for himself after (a lot like movie canon) but they convince him not to, tell him he could do a lot more for everyone by being the man on the inside, and he's guilty and desperate enough to go for it.

(Maybe they don't realise how young he is. Maybe they hope he's older than he sounds on the radio.)

(Maybe they decide that their first real lead into WCKD is worth pinning so much on a 13-14 year old.)

And now the game is different because Thomas can't get caught. He has to play along because that's the only way he can keep this going. And maybe it helps. Maybe some of that guilt eases a little, knowing he's doing something right (something good). Or maybe not. Because the only way for him to stay on the inside is to work with WCKD. He has to play the loyal Elite and continue the Trials and send more kids into the Mazes because if he resists, he'll be taken off the project and who will give them information then?

And when the Right Arm raids the Mazes and rescues the Gladers, the Icers, once they get the chance to talk to each other and share stories and what bits of memory they've gotten back after Mary Cooper works on them, they get a better idea of what was done and who did it to them. They talk about the Director's "pets" with disdain. They talk about their spy rescuer with admiration.

Imagine the absolute shock when they find out it's the same person. Maybe Thomas finally slips up. Maybe Teresa finally figures him out. Either way, he's out of WCKD for good and in the Right Arm entirely and now he has no idea what to do with himself anymore. He's been lying to everyone he's spoken to for years. He doesn't know how to give a straight answer anymore. He's never been a normal teenager in his life and even now, surrounded by kids his age, being as close to normal as they can be, it's an impossible task. Some (a lot) of them hate him. None of them trust him. He doesn't know how to talk to anyone about...well, anything. He doesn't have hobbies. He doesn't have friends. He's a lab rat.

The distrust doesn't go anywhere for a while, caught in this odd kind of stalemate. Thomas is a ghost in the Right Arm. He does whatever he's asked, puts in effort with everyone else, but he doesn't interact beyond that. He eats by himself and sleeps on his own. Weeks in, someone finally asks Vince or Mary how they reached Thomas in the first place. It's a surprise to be told he reached them, years ago. The next logical question is why. That answer is less clear, it's something Thomas doesn't talk about easy, but apparently something happened to one of the Gladers, bad enough it broke something in him.

The distrust doesn't leave. But it softens. It takes a lot to stand up against WCKD. Especially a kid with no one helping him.

It's Newt and Minho who reach out first. They're the only ones who know how Newt really broke his leg. They're the only ones who recognise the timing. They don't know it for sure. But when they first walk up to Thomas – the Elite, the spy, the traitor, the savior – they're watching him close enough to see how his gaze lingers just a moment longer on Newt, the subtle glance down at his limp, and they know.

Minho throws himself into a chair, casually careless in an art form, subtle like a brick. "So, shank, that crazy guy Jorge says you designed that snare trap for the munitions stash, that true?"

Thomas stares and doesn't answer. Like if he holds still and silent they might not see him.

Sighing, Newt takes a seat a little closer, aware of how Thomas tenses whenever people get too close to him, and skirts the edge of that limit. "What he means to say is, 'Hi, I'm Minho and this is Newt, mind if we sit with you?' but he's got manners worse than Bark. So hey, I'm Newt and this is Minho, mind if we sit with you?"

A small head shake.

"Good that. What's your name?" He already knows. Everyone does.

"Thomas."

"Nice to meet you, Tommy."

[dynamitekansai]

THE USOS REUNITE WWE SMACKDOWN (OCTOBER 25, 2024)

[david-watts]

I don't want to talk about this too much for a few reasons but firstly. incredible how different things can seem if you're not suffering symptoms. truly the 'nothing in life matters' meme but replace it with 'I know nothing about my favourite guy (t. e.)'. but still hole in brain aside most of that was suffering symptoms as bad of an excuse as either of those are

[theunholyvirginemilyprentiss]

No, like what are we even talking about, I barely accept Emily having parents as canon, this is simply false idc what the evo writers say ✋🙄 She is the most only child coded character I have ever seen in my entire life.

Wait now I’ve read two interviews saying the sister line wasn’t just a lie to get information? Emily Prentiss, the most only child of all only children, actually has a sister? Alright, where the cameras at, I know I’m being pranked right now

[bumblingbabooshka]

Voyager's Gossip must be lethal - even Tuvok knows about the potential romance between these two one off ensigns. Absolutely NO privacy on that ship.

[kodokberjamur]

<333

why do you like treyjade so much? what is the thing about that relationship that draws you to it, and what is it that draws them to each other?

honestly this is why i keep thinking that i am not the best person a person can get their supply of treyjade from i don't have enough braincell to deliver them justice, bcs both of them are intellectual individuals in disguise that needs deeper clever writing INSTEAD U GOT THEM IN WHATEVER MESS I WROTE THEM IN FHSDH, that's why it's hard to understand how lovely their dynamic can be.

To start, these are their similarities. They have same vice duties. Jade loves growing things at botanical garden, Trey is in science club which also spends time at botanical garden. Trey bake, Jade brew tea. Trey cook, Jade eat. Simple enough.

And when they are together...

I love that Jade is completely off work/butler mode when with Trey. He is just a very spoiled someone who is very tired and just wants to be comforted with Trey. And of course Trey can be comforted the same way. This is easily one thing that brings connection between them.

Here's what my favorite couple is usually about. I can easily see them as adults that gets into meaningful long lasting relationship. Thanks to the japanese fandom, they are usually drawn in domestic relationship. Just living in the same house, spending their comfortable life together as an adult couple.

Jade can sense there are more under Trey's normality mask. If u consume more smart writing from other artists, Jade is /that/ curious about Trey that he tries to make Trey mad to see how it is if he loses his composure.

But Trey being actually smart, he can actually repel or counter Jade's taunting attempt with underlying smarter move. Which makes it even more interesting to Jade to keep on trying.

And another certain artist has Jade actually convincing Trey, that he doesn't have to stay normal, because he knows what Trey truly wants is abnormality. Trey just stays normal, because after getting Riddle in trouble & stirring trouble with Riddle's mom, it kinda traumatized him in a way. so in this other case, Jade just knows Trey is as messed up as Jade can be if Trey just let himself free, and he wants to unleash him & be (evil) partner hand in hand.

♡♡♡ Well, it's a secret. But Trey is actually bolder than you think. He is not easily repulsed or disgusted as you think. He would even break a 'law' or two to do things with Jade, like ... doing it in the school ground. (Riddle would be so mad, don't tell him) Which make them actually able cater on each other desires & quirks.

THIS PART MAKES JADE SO MOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that IT MAKES JADE ACTS SMALL THAN TREY WHO IS ACTUALLY SMALLER THAN HIM WHICH SUPPOSEDLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BUT HE DID IT!!!!!!! H E IS A B A B Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DAINTY TALLER JADE AND WELL BUILT SHORTER TREY????? SIGN ME UPPP!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A BALANCE I CANNOT RESIST!!!!!

FSHDSHS CAN'T U SEE HOW MOE ITT IS FOR JADE TO BE THE TALLER ONE, WHEN TREY IS THE HEAD IN THE RELATIONSHIP????????

THE WAY TREY CAN STILL 'TOP' THE RELATIONSHIP DESPITE THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE!!!!!!! THE WAY HE HAS NO FEARR OF THE TALLERR JADEEE AND JUST HOLD HIS NECK FROM BEHIND AND KISSES HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCREEAMSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This might be similar to the previous questions ago, but to me, they are more of themselves when they are together. They break from their usual duty masks. Trey is not just caring others out of responsibility. He actually have great fun feeding Jade and seeing him eats.

And Jade is not just following behind like a serving servant. He actually wants to be a baby girl, get on to Trey's lap, be patted, and bury his head over Trey's shoulder. AND U SHOULD LET HIM!! FSHDSHD

Jade not able to fly? CUTE! Jade always hungry? CUTE! Jade passionate about something? CUTE!! Jade love mushroom SENSELESS?? CUTE!! JADE PRETENDS HE IS DAINTY BUT HE CAN EASILY FIGHT A GROUP OF HOOLIGANS HIMSELF????? CUTTTEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

(EH ? ? TREY . T R E Y . P L EA S E C OM E B A C K T O Y O U R S EN S E . ;;;;)

Jade is so beautiful, how can he resist ? Despite being so dangerous, Jade is so ? C u t e ? ? how can he resist ? ? Does mermaid just naturally chant enhancement on human? O H , how can he reisist ? ? ? ? A R E H I S G L A S S E S J U S T F A U L T Y ? ? ? ? ? ? Oh Trey. Keep on guessing.

Mountain hiking? Camping? Cooking? Planting things? Alright, let's go. Outdoor wear Trey's lines said, "People get to research whatever they want in the Science Club which means I get to hear about all sorts of fascinating stuff" "Rook lectured me on proper hiking technique before we left. His tips have been pretty helpful" He actually listens, man. It seems like he is deliberately packing himself with LOADS of information so he can handle any possible situation. But he listens & actually digests the information Jade rambles to him. And that's the important thing.

O H ! The never ending fun ! ! Trey is a tough nut to crack. His defence meter skyrocketed up to the space. He is like an enrichment toy for Jade. But does Jade know that Trey is accumulating plan to also get back on Jade? Maybe not as evil. Maybe not as mean. But a win, is a win! U're gonna for sure make that pouty face, Jade.

You said what you said, Trey! No takesies, backsies! Have u seen Trey in Octavinelle uniform tho??? HE LOOKS LIKE, he's AT HOME! And for sure, Jade is muffling his voice at the corner right now. ♡♡♡

Their relationship can be sweet and direct, calculated but sweet; or attached but detached at the same time. Some artists took their individuality in more serious manner. Despite how it seems, their relationship doesn't go like actual cliche. They are not foolishly in love. They have first and foremost, sound logic of what they want. I remember this image has jade holding trey's hands while walking to the direction of the sea while the waves crashes on him, saying "sorry i can't go with you". It may seem cold. But in a way it's refreshing. It is a good material for pain for us who watches them. And they are not fake. They do not pretend that love is everything above all. They do not pretend they are actually a good person. They are what they are. And I love them for that. pixiv : (1) (2) (3) (4)

You understand what i mean?

Despite of lacking true ability to deliver how the true treyjade love is like, these are the things that make me fall in love with them. (I may feel like i missed talking about some points after posting this, i'm sure. Because i really love them in many different ways)

Since u come this far, u shall be rewarded. These are drawings from one of my top treyjade artist, toccamia, that has their account locked that you can't exactly re-live the moment I went through to get to this point. If these heavenly pictures still cannot convince you how beautiful their relationship can be . . . G o d k n o w s I ' v e t r i e d .

That's the end your journey of this post. Thank you very much for reading the rambling of lil' me.

[yanchive]

Man, I've been obsessed with the isekai trope lately. I've been imagining a scenario where the reader gets isekai'd into a yandere romance story as a side character. You're not the main character or a love interest. You replaced a nameless character who was solely created in the story to be killed off by the yandere love interests to further the plot.

After realizing that's the role you took on, you devise a plan to re write the story to keep yourself alive.

In the official plot, your death was the cause of getting too close to the main character. Your positive relationship with them was considered a threat to the yanderes, and so they wiped you out of the picture.

So, as any semi intelligent individual would do, you decided to avoid the main character completely.

I'd like to imagine the reader wasn't well informed of this story, didn't know who the yans were, and accidentally befriended them before they even got a chance to develop any feelings for the main character. You jumped into their lives before the events that led into the original storyline. Earning their trust and unfortunately causing some peculiar emotions in them to develop.

This fucks up the whole plot. I mean, that was your plan. You just weren't trying to fuck it up so bad that you unintentionally attracted multiple yans who decided you were the perfect match for them. You were a joy to be around. You were far more intertwined in their lives than the previous main character ever was. It was generic with them and their story. A boring, "yan see's their darling from afar for the first time and falls in love on sight." Type plot.

But with you, it was so much more personal. They grew to love you for way more than just your looks. They got to know you as a person before any sort of feelings of devotion could form.

This made their efforts to claim you so much worse than they ever were in the original plot. They were much more sinister and brutal. They usually only did massive amounts of stalking, blackmail, and the occasional murder when it came to the canon story, whereas they went all out for you.

Kidnap, murder, torture, blackmail, stalking, theft, harassment, etc. Everyone around you was a threat in their eyes. Everyone around you didn't deserve you.

By the time you realized what you've done, what you've created, its far too late to fix your mistake. You attempted to break off the friendships, avoiding them at all costs, closing yourself off and spending your time trying to find a way back to your original world.

But they don't take kindly to that. Not after everything you guys have been through. Before you could find the key back home to your world, you'd be whisked away, having your new world be the confines of your yans humble abode, away from society.

Bonus option: You attempt to bring the original main character back into the plot in hopes they could redirect the yandere back into chasing them and get them off your back. But why would they need this stranger? They don't know them like they know you. And they could care less to even try to get to know them. So, the original main character ends up taking on the role you were supposed to be. The side character who was meant to die to further the plot.

You're the main character now.

[halfgirl-halfdolll]

Thinking about neurodivergent!secretary!reader who absolutely despises when there's new, young soldiers at the base.

Your base instinct is to run whenever there's a teenager in front of you – it doesn't matter if you're almost 30 years old. The scars of the bullying you suffered when you were young are still tender, and you hate when their scrutinizing gazes lock onto you, tongues sharp and ready to pick and pull at every loose thread of insecurity you have; hammering you down until stop sticking out like a bent nail.

Your boys see that. And they hate it.

They just love their little doll, their favorite (only) secretary. It's the highlight of their days to see you all pretty with your dresses and your soft but purposeful steps, calling out to them with a quiet voice. You're like a little bunny – small, scared, and cute. Their nerves flare up with the desperate need to just keep you safe in their hands, always within their reach.

And when they find out that some good-for-nothing recruits are intimidating you and talking shit about you behind your back, trying to bully you for the way you chose to live your life?

Price doesn't think twice about ruining their military careers. Who cares about some stupid runts? All that matters is your pretty smile, love. Maybe bullying doesn't call for a dishonorable discharge, but hey. A little abuse of power is absolutely nothing if it means keeping you happy.

Ghost will be more than happy to beat up all of the scum that had the gall to whisper nasty comments about you whenever he's training them. You're his little piece of heaven. The only bird that has ever looked at him with loving eyes, and not fear. He wouldn't stand for anyone who badmouths the one soft thing he has going on in his life. And if he punches their jaws until they dislocate so they can't talk about you? That's on them for not blocking. And if he breaks their finger so they can't type anything? Oh, lovie. That's on them for not dodging.

Soap is a lot less subtle. He'll just knock down whoever's near him if they so much as whisper something about you. No one talks about his bonnie. Not when you're the sweetest little thing that's ever been around him. Soap sometimes daydreams of getting a nasty toothache just by biting you, so sweet you are. And no one can ever hurt you beside him and his mates, when they eventually show you the sugar pain of their affections. Interestingly, Sergeant MacTavish just never seems to face disciplinary action despite how openly aggressive he is to those new runts...

Gaz is the one with the information. He's all tight lipped smiles and fake laughs when he's talking with a new recruit and they dare to poke fun at you. Sometimes they even know you're 141's secretary and openly expect Kyle to agree with them. As if he could ever think anything but the absolute best about you, his precious doll... He wouldn't let this slander go on for much longer, though. Just a few words with Price or Ghost and the recruit would be swallowing their words with blood and bile. You can always trust him to be your knight in shining armor, love, just like you're his princess. No harm will ever come your way, if it's up to him.

[freefallintothevoid]

I've always loved the idea that the Bats are feared in Gotham for the exact same reasons that the Justice League and the rest of the world deems them to be trustworthy and safe

Batman is respected outside of Gotham because of his staunch refusal to kill even when it would be easier. Gotham criminals are terrified because it's well known that his no-kill rule is his biggest hard limit on what he's willing to do. Pretty much everything else goes and they know it

Nightwing is widely beloved for being the nicest and happiest member of the Bats. His smile and constant playful banter are contagious and always make a situation seem better. In Gotham, the only other people who smile and laugh and have that much fun in combat are Harley Quinn and the Joker

Red Hood is a well-known murderous crime lord, but the League is able to trust him because he's one of the Bats. Gotham loves Red Hood the crime lord because his regulation of drug dealers and constant protection of the weak has done wonders for the lower class of the city. He's terrifying because of his open affiliation with the Bats

Red Robin is well known to be a skilled detective who always has a plan to save the day. In Gotham his meticulous investigations and planning are scary because no one can beat them. It's nearly impossible to outsmart someone who is the smaller more calculatedly vicious version of the Batman himself

When Robin doesn't unsheath his sword or bring it with him to a fight, other heroes are glad to see him get used to less violent methods of combat. If someone from Gotham sees Robin enter a fight without a sword, they're terrified because everyone knows Robin deems his sword to be the most efficient weapon for fighting, and if he's not using it things are going to be far more brutal than normal.

Signal is the only Bat that goes out in the day, and is therefore considered less broody and scary to many non-gothamites. Gotham is scared because he's a Bat that shows up during the day.

Orphan/Black Bat is a very skilled hand to hand combatant that the League knows can handle herself. In Gotham, anyone her height that can still win against someone like Bane in a one on one fight is immediately on the 'do not anger' list.

Spoiler is friendly and gets along pretty well with everyone. She's easy to talk to and work with. In Gotham her friendliness has made more than a few give up important information by accident. They like talking to her despite knowing full well that its a terrible idea. She puts them at ease more than she possibly should because she sounds just like one of them

Gotham always flips everything on its head, and that applies to how and why the Bats are perceived the way they are too

[narcjsistx]

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐈𝐄𝐖... | sae, kaiser, rin

plot: you get mentioned in one of their interviews, and he's sooo in love with you <3

✶ 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ; take a look, trust me!

— sae itoshi

That Sae didn't like interviews was a well known thing, even the journalists were a little worried when they discovered they had to interview him: although he was a prodigy, a talent never seen in years and years of soccer, he was objectively a thorn in the side, acidic and lethal in words as he was with his shots in the penalty area. All the journalists who had dealt with the Japanese prodigy could say, with absolute certainty, that a slap or being fired was less annoying

And today was no exception. ReAl had just won a very important Spanish cup, but one that Sae didn't actually know much about. They simply told him to be himself, and so he did: the result was a landslide victory against the Venezuelan team, 7-1. The match had been over for less than half an hour and he had already been surrounded by journalists, whom he had pushed away with little courtesy as he headed towards the locker room. But one journalist had insisted more than the others, and with a sigh, the boy had dedicated 5 minutes of his time to him

"Exciting victory today, isn't it? Spain had been aiming for this cup for years but they only won it when you had a place in the team" says the journalist, microphone pointed towards Sae. A man, a little further away, held a video camera on his shoulder, pointed towards them. Sae nods, turning away when he swears he hears someone call out to him in a familiar voice. The reporter continues talking, but Sae pays no attention: that voice sounded so familiar

"So that's a yes?" the reporter says, the microphone still pointed towards him. Sae doesn't even know what question he asked him, but the mere fact that he's still here trying to get information out of him bothers him. "What?" he asks raising an eyebrow, and before the reporter even says it, Sae knows it's about you

“Your girlfriend isn't here today, which is strange considering she's always present at your games, even when they're out of town” the reporter says, probably repeating the words he asked him earlier. Sae isn't even surprised by the question, he already knows what he wants to ask him and mentally thanks himself for not answering with 'yes' at the previous question "Is this a sign that you've broken up? There have been rumors for a while that the feeling between you two is over-"

"No. We have not broken up and at the moment, and even in the future, the option is not in mind for either of us" says the boy without thinking for two seconds, taking the edge of the microphone with one hand, so that his words they arrive very straight. The journalist is surprised

Today, for the first time since you've been together, you couldn't come to his game. You actually haven't seen each other in a while, at least a month, and all the speculation that you had broken up had reached Sae's ears. Everything seemed to fit, the perfect breakup after years of a perfect relationship and a wedding ring on the line that Sae had offered you months ago. Everything seemed to coincide with the end of one of the most talked about relationships of the moment

But the reality is that simply, for university reasons, you had to move to Italy for a few months. Sae often came to you, but couldn't stay for whole days due to training... and so, for just over a month, you hadn't seen each other. If the truth wasn't known, you would actually look like a couple who hated each other by now

“Would you tell us more about all the evidence that has been circulating for over a month?” asks the journalist, and the boy already knows in his mind that the interview will not end well if this damned journalist continues to be so interested in something that does not concern him

Sae sighs. He knows that, from your temporary home in Italy, you are watching him. He knows well that every word he is saying you are listening to him. And it's time to make things clear once and for all,or he thinks he's going crazy

"Y/n and I haven't broken up, it's not on our minds and wedding preparations are currently underway. I hate when people seem so interested in something that actually has nothing to do with them, but I understand that it's your job and that's why I'm holding back from going harder on it" says Sae in one breath "My future wife and I don't have anything remotely negative in mind for our relationship, so if you would do me the favor of mentioning her only when there really is a reason, I would be happy" says Sae, and the journalist is suddenly understanding why all his colleagues had told him to stay away from the Japanese prodigy "So, if you really have questions for me about my performance today, I'll try to answer. Otherwise, bye" he says, handing the microphone back to the man, who takes it completely speechless

The camera shows him leaving, hiding the journalist who is still speechless. The camera zoom focuses on the background of Sae's phone, which appears for a few seconds when the boy takes the phone while heading towards the locker room. A photo of you and him cheek to cheek stands out, a small smile breaking across the boy's face as you laugh. With only this proof alone, literally everybody could definitively say that you didn't break up

— micheal kaiser

Micheal was now used to interviews. Since he had actually become someone, someone relegated to Germany's biggest soccer club, interviews had become an everyday thing, like brushing his teeth or kicking the ball as hard as he could during training. He was good looking, he had charisma, he was definitely one of the most pleasant to interview on his team. If the interviewer was a woman he would crack a few jokes, something to make things more interesting. It was objectively flirting with them, but since you had officially become his girlfriend, he had put a stop to these things, out of respect for you

The room was well furnished, he was sitting on a sofa placed in front of the large windows, which gave a view of the great metropolis of Hamburg. You were with him, sitting behind the cameras on a chair placed there at random. He had insisted to the producers that you appear next to him during the interview, but it wasn't possible. His nose was still a little crooked knowing that they got you that beat up chair by sheer luck. You were his empress, the respect they had for him they had to give to you too, and it hadn't happened

He knew that you didn't really care that much, but your respect was something that, at least in front of him, they couldn't miss. But making a fuss just for this didn't seem right at the moment, at most he would have done it after finishing the interview

A woman enters the room, probably only a few years older than him, in her thirties. She looked familiar, and he wasn't sure why he had a bad feeling. The woman approaches, sitting on one of the armchairs next to him. They could have changed your chair for that armchair, why hadn't they done it?

"It's a real pleasure for me to interview you again. It's been a long time since the first time!" the woman says smiling, and from there Micheal finally understands why he felt like he knew her: a few years ago, before he even met you, he did an interview with this woman. The video had gone viral not for the questions, but for the way it was obvious the two of them were flirting with each other. Not that Micheal was really interested, it was just a habit before he met you

Before he can even say anything, a producer announces the start of the interview. The woman smiles at the camera, giving a brief introduction before moving on to a few questions: they are all things related to soccer, Bastard Munchen and the next match against Italy, which will take place in a few weeks. Micheal relaxes his nerves a little to see that nothing has to do with his private life, and turns around to see you from time to time. You smile softly at him, nodding as a sign that he's going well, really everything is going well

But Kaiser relaxed too soon, unfortunately. "Sooo, the internet world has been wondering this for a while... and now seems like the right opportunity to ask it! We're done with soccer questions anyway, right?" the woman says, chuckling, placing a stack of notes on a nearby table, picking up another. Kaiser tilts his head, and for a moment, he thinks these are the usual questions related to his relationship. Nothing new

"Our first interview was four years ago, when you weren't even dating yet. The internet world wondered for a long time if we were together!" the woman says, with a look that Kaiser recognizes: hoe. He turns to you and for a moment he reads some confusion on your face "The interview went so viral that everyone really thought it was a way to reveal our relationship to the world. But it didn't go that way, unfortunately" says the woman

If he wasn't live nationally and if the interviewer wasn't a woman, he would have already crushed her face with his fist. With what logic does she talk about something like that in front of you, his girlfriend? Where's the fucking respect they're supposed to give you but are lacking in every possible way? Everything is going wrong

“It sure would have been a fun thing to do and-” the woman says speaking casually, but the guy interrupts her “Schatz, could you come over here for a sec?” Kaiser says, shifting his attention solely to you, who finds yourself perplexed for a moment. He's breaking every rule possible, but he doesn't care. If he wants you next to him on national live broadcast, the producers will make you stand next to him on national live broadcast

You get up from the chair a little scared, walking among the producers who mentally and not curse Kaiser. You pass the woman who, with an annoyed look, stares at you. With slightly shaky legs you sit next to Micheal, who immediately grabs you putting his arm around your shoulders, pushing your hip against his. You try to smile as best you can in front of the camera, which records everything. Kaiser squeezes your shoulder slightly, and then turns his face back towards the camera "I don't rule out that that interview made me go viral everywhere for months and months, increasing my fame" says the boy "But my behavior was a bit wrong at the time, I was definitely giving attention to people who shouldn't have been..." says Micheal, and while you try to hold back a laugh, the interviewer opens her paralyzed mouth

Kaiser chuckles at the situation, then continues "The attention that I used to give to random people is now received by her, who deserves it all. The mere fact that she accompanies me everywhere is a valid reason to love her, right?" the boy says, squeezing your shoulder again, and you smile in love "She is simply better. It's not even a competition, because she would win before even starting. Maybe if my girlfriend had been the interviewer that time I would say differently now! Maybe I would have already married her, who knows" Kaiser says, and you tilt your head against his shoulder, leaning on him like you always do. You're so damn in love with him

If the producers and interviewer failed to give you respect behind the scenes and also with annoyance, Kaiser will make sure to prove your worth in front of the whole Germany

— itoshi rin

If there was one thing that distinguished Rin from his teammates, it was the ability to turn each of his interviews into a future edit that would become popular on all social media. He was famous, damn famous, every scene of his was edited by millions of people every day. His interviews, for his fans, were the best opportunity to make scenes about him

And since you had been dating, for a few years now, you had suffered more or less the same treatment as Rin. You often appeared in his interviews, you were loved by his fan base, and the edits about you that went as viral as those of your beloved boyfriend

"...the Australian defense this time had to face a much better prepared Japan than last match" says the interviewer, the microphone held out towards Rin. A match has just ended, obviously won by Japan: Rin is still sweaty, his legs slightly weak from running for practically the entire duration of the match. But he's not sick, he's simply tired and he just wants to kiss you

Of course you came to his game, taking a seat in the VIP section of the players' families. It's a habit that, as soon as the match is over, he comes to the VIP section to kiss you, but this time he couldn't: the journalists completely captured him, making it impossible to even move a few meters

"Yes. We decided to change the defense to prepare for Australia's top scorer, who couldn't do anything this time compared to previous matches" Rin replies disinterestedly, looking for you. There are just so many people, so many players or interviewers, but where the hell are you? Didn't something happen to you?

"It must also be said that Japan no longer has any problems in terms of strikers since you joined as an honorary member of the team" says the interviewer, and Rin nods without actually thinking much about what they told him. He just has a strange feeling, he doesn't understand why he isn't seeing you when it's never been difficult for him to find you in a crowd of people

"Any projects in mind at the moment? On a soccer level or on a personal level?" the interviewer asks, but Rin stops hearing him when, a few meters away from him, he sees you: you're a little lost, your gaze curious while you were probably looking for him too. It makes him somewhat tender to see you like this, but he is happy to know that all his doubts about whether something had happened to you are false

"Mr. Itoshi?" the man asks, but Rin takes a few steps forward, not enough to disappear from the camera lens, to signal to you that he's there. It doesn't take you long to notice, running like a little girl in his direction, hugging him as you wrap your arms around his neck, while he places his hands on your hips. "I couldn't find you!" you say laughing, holding onto your boyfriend who holds you close to him "It's the journalists' fault" Rin whispers, leaving a kiss on your cheek before remembering that he's in the middle of an interview. He turns just enough to see that the camera is now perfectly directed towards you, immortalizing the romantic moment between Japan's number one striker and his beautiful girlfriend. The edits will be crazy this time

You notice that the camera is pointed towards you, and a little embarrassed you try to smile without revealing the hint of discomfort "I'll be back later?" you say to your boyfriend, who before you can even finish the sentence, shakes his head as he grabs your wrist "No. You're coming too" he says walking back towards the station, squeezing your wrist affectionately. You follow him, a little embarrassed but it wasn't the first time it happened, so you had gotten used to it

Rin returns to his seat, his arm around your waist ignoring the fact that he almost slipped out of an interview. You stand next to him, your arm behind his back, smiling at the man who now knows both of them "Were you saying?" Rin asks, returning to the interview questions

"Oh, yeah yeah... any projects in mind at the moment? On a soccer level or on a personal level?" the interviewer asks again

Rin thinks about it for a moment. The plans are actually there. He must still become the best of the best, climb to the top and lead Japan to be the strongest team in the world. It simply has yet to break some of its limitations

But there are also other projects. He has to decide when to use that ring he bought more than a few months ago. He must understand when to kneel down and definitely ask you to become Miss Itoshi, his wife. These are mainly his most important projects at the moment

"I still have a lot to do, Japan has to become the most important and strongest team in the world, and maybe I will take on the role of team captain. On a personal level though... I don't know, I just want to continue what I already doing for a while… making her happy every day” Rin says, and you can swear you feel your heart explode

Your boyfriend isn't a big talker, you knew this even before we got together. But the facts speak, and he is doing exactly what he says: every day he makes you happy, and you couldn't be more grateful. His words may seem like nothing, but they mean a lot to you. You simply love him. The interviewer smiles. You turn to Rin and he leans down slightly to kiss you on the nose, making you giggle while the cameras film you

Maybe Rin could use that ring tonight, maybe?

[fraeyyassblr]

— 𝓗OW I GET EVERYTHING I WANT INSTANTLY! NO BS GUIDE

and this is what y'all should watch out for

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 assume that I already have it.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 decide that it's already mine.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 affirm and persist 5% of the time. who cares, when it is already done.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 don't care about any logic, I run with my emotions and feel the joy and excitement of already having it.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 do NOT believe that things work against me. not my thoughts, not my subconscious mind, not my beliefs, not my body, not my ego, not my circumstances, not my circumstances, not time, nothing!! there's nothing.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 block or reject circumstances because even those are manifestations. "junk food and soft drinks will-" my ass. I've been drinking coca cola for a long time and still no weight gain nor health issues. "he doesn't like you because you haven't talked-" my ass. who puts logic into people's emotions? that's ass.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 visualize ass if I hear or see something that's bs. "if I already have it, where is it" my ass. "manifestation is hard" my ass. "I don't have" my ass. "it takes time to-" my ass.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 actually make manifestation fun because it is actually meant to be fun. or not, who cares. "you have to do this you can't do that" my ass.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 have no resistance towards my desires because I don't see a gap between me and it nor do I treat manifestation like it's a chore or a thing I've never done in my life.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 actually have my own self-concept only I can curate because nobody else is going to tell me what I am and what I'm not or what I can and can't do if it's my reality that I've lived in since birth.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 make the rules and nobody else.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 trust myself. I never outsource my trust. I'm not scrolling around finding more and more information on the internet about manifestation nor am I constantly checking if my manifestations are already there.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 only put the effort I want to put in, in my manifestations. If I only want to affirm that I have it for 5 minutes, it is done. If I want to mind saturate or visualize in the shower for 30 minutes, it is done. If I want to do SATs then it is done. because manifestation is not a chore, it is something you can actually enjoy.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 don't force my thoughts, emotions and affirmations. affs are not supposed to be boring, I create comedy and movies in my head about it. or I don't, who cares, I already have it.

꒰ 𐙚 ꒱ 𝓘 don't attach myself to desires because I am not soul bound to scarcity. listen, girls. if you assert your boundaries and are clear of how you want to be treated because you are unavailable to anything less (meaning, you'll be gone the time they irk you) from the cause of your own detachment to a specific outcome.. baby, your relationships will be much more abundant.

[ferociouslycreativemystery]

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Note: I moved this under a read more since donations can no longer be made here. Feel free to make some to a charity of your choice though!

Did you know it used to be the Christmas goat that brought you your presents in Sweden?

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Please note that this collection only remains active until 15 Dec 2024! More information about the organisers can be found at the bottom of this post.

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What is this charity thing?

Musikhjälpen is an annual charity event organised by the Swedish public broadcasters. Every year in December, 3 hosts are locked in a glass cage for a week and they broadcast in shifts, nonstop for 144 hours (6 days, 24 hours per day) to create an occasion for charity donations. They are visited by various music artist, celebrities, and talk to people who have special knowledge about the donation theme of the year or who organise initiatives for donations. You can watch clips of previous performances on their youtube channel here.

The event's official donations website also allows the public to set up their own "initiatives", to which donations can be made. This is what I have done! The money goes directly to the event organisers (the public broadcasters' aid agency, Radiohjälpen), who then pool all the money that is collected during the week. After the week is done they will begin portioning it out to trusted charities that are relevant to this year's theme. This year's theme is Alla har rätt att överleva sin graviditet, or in English: Everyone Has a Right to Survive Their Pregnancy.

Learn more about musikhjälpen on English Wikipedia or on Sveriges radio's website (in Swedish).

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If you prefer, the goat will be just as happy if you make a donation to a charity of your choice. You'll have to find links to other causes on your own though! 😊

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